At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Hu's fiancée Shirley Yang decided to retire to Manhattan. [6] It was directed by Wuershan and produced by Chen Kuo-fu. Hide Spoilers. I liked this movie for 3 things: the use of real locations rather than very inaccurately rendered studio sets (do you hear me, Steven Spielberg? [4] It was released in a total of 269 IMAX screens in mainland China.
I did enjoy seeing lots of familiar Egptian sights and sites, even if they were scrambled. What starts eerie becomes strictly cartoonish. But Bent has other plans for all three of them. This production, as with many having to do with ancient Egypt -tombs, treasure, etc.- relies heavily on authentic backgrounds and locations to bolster up weak plot, inept acting and lazy direction.
"[33], The sequel of the film was released in 2018 titled Mojin: The Worm Valley, "Wuershan and Chen Kuo-fu scare up Ghouls", "BOX OFFICE DATA FOR TUESDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 (ESTIMATES AS OF 21:30 CST)", "China's 'Mojin' To Release in IMAX 3D Format", "Movie giants to make blockbuster tomb raider story", "China releasing schedule revealed at seminar", "Director talks about 'Mojin: The Lost Legend, "Imax to Release Homegrown Movie 'Mojin-The Lost Legend' in China", "China's December Box Office Blackout Pics: Action, Fantasy & Mike Tyson? [24], In the United States and Canada, it opened with US$280,000 from 22 theaters. If not a fan of Egypt then just enjoy this yarn. Some of the places where they left off, and the credits come, in have me clamoring to click the next episode to see the continuation, and it’s awesome watching the main characters start to put together all the pieces of the puzzle. | You need to be logged in to continue.
[31] Chief Asia film critic Maggie Lee of Variety agreed that the film provided "enough robust action and technical moxie to make audiences overlook its formulaic plotting and rote characterizations. [12] Mojin: The Lost Legend earned US$26.4 million on its opening day in China which is the highest-grossing opening day for a 3D local language film. 2 worldwide (behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens). [22] The film went on to surpass Monster Hunt (US$27.0 million) to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language IMAX film in China, with US$27.1 million. This is basically an 80s film that didn't bother getting made until the 90s -- and boy oh boy, this movie's got it all: Cardboard characters, a plethora of movie clichés, a classical Not-Really-Very-British British villain played by none other than Stacy Keach, a thoroughly annoying Boy Wonder, a quasi-wholesome teenybopper jiggle interest, lots of byplay and banter twixt Boy and Girl, fine literature (an Ancient Papyrus and a Teenage Girl's Journal), a Hidden Treasure, more clichés in the form of supporting characters/roles, heaps of I'm-So-Acting acting from a bunch of nobodies (excepting Keach, of course), and a script that's flatter than the proverbial pancake. This Hallmark movie is clearly aimed at a juvenile audience given that its main characters are teenaged Americans at loose in Egypt. I 100% recommend this if you enjoy a kinda historical, tomb … [16] Through its opening weekend, it grossed US$85 million (per Rentrak), US$91.9 million (per Entgroup) and debuted at No. [32] The Taipei Times said the movie "is lavish, packed with eye-dazzling action and fantastic plots, making it feel right at home among the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider films. It shares with "Death on the Nile" the technique of conflating locations.
But he praised the cinematography, comparing it to that of Peter Jackson's work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997) PG-13 01/03/1997 (US) Adventure, Family, Thriller 1h 30m User Score. A Perfect Candidate For MST-ification jdwayside 15 July 2005.
[26], Daniel M. Gold of The New York Times gave a negative review saying the film wastes some fine actors such as Shu Qi "on predictable, one-dimensional characters, and once the tomb is entered, the underground sets become all but interchangeable.
Legend of the Lost Tomb Rick Rossovich Stacy Keach Brock Pierce (1997) A sinister archaeologist (Stacy Keach) forces two U.S. teens to help him find the tomb of Ramses II in Egypt. [26] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 50% approval rating, based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10.
| [17][18][19] The film has the third biggest three-day opening of all time in China behind Monster Hunt and Lost in Hong Kong (both of which were also released in 2015).
[5] After Wanda Media acquired the rights to film the last four volumes, other production companies such as Huayi Brothers Media and Beijing Enlight Pictures came on board, adding financial and produced the project. Bent. [16] In addition to this, it earned the largest single-day gross for a local 3D title ($35.5 million on Saturday, December 19). [25], While the performances of the cast, special effects and action sequences have been praised, the film overall has received largely mixed reviews from western critics. After exchanging their adventures for a normal life, a text by Wu Sansheng drives them to embark on a mysterious journey again for the sake of family and friendship. He is to be found often on the Discovery channel. User Ratings Can't find a movie or TV show? We don't have any reviews for Legend of the Lost Tomb. External Reviews In a daring adventure, teenagers Karen Lacey and John Robie, both 14, brave the forbidding Egyptian desert, seeking to rescue John's archaeologist father, Dr. Erich Leonhardt, held prisoner by Dr. William Bent, his jealous rival. They soon find that Bent is in hot pursuit and they figure that the only way to save Leonhardt is to be the first to the treasure so that they could ransom the Doctor from Bent. [16], In its second weekend, it grossed another US$44 million – US$95.7 million in its full second week – falling behind newcomer Devil and Angel. Mojin: The Lost Legend (previously titled The Ghouls)[4] (English: Touching Gold: The Lost Legend)[5] is a 2015 Chinese action adventure fantasy thriller film based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. ); the use of actual modern Egyptian actors in various roles; the fact that the female ingénue was allowed to have brains and be resourceful and even save the guy once in a while. Nevertheless, we had great time with this Indiana Jones / Tomb raider for kids. A TV movie lifted out of the ordinary by use of real locations (and Egyptians), This little production wins where some bigger movies fails ! On his way to deliver this to the local authorities, he is kidnapped by his nemesis Dr.
Legend of the Lost Tomb (1997 TV Movie) User Reviews Review this title 6 Reviews. One minute the characters are at the pyramids at Giza and suddenly they are in Khan el Khali markets, half way across Cairo, or at Abu Simbel, Aswan, and Abu Simbel, all in the same sequence. Bent is seeking to exploit the discovery of a map pointing to the whereabouts of the tomb of Rameses the second ,which contains the key to treasure both temporal and spiritual. There is a light moment when Zaki Hawass, the noted Egyptian Egyptologist, then the director of the pyramids, plays himself. [5], Prior to its release, various film critics were predicting the film would be a significant hit at the box office.
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1 in China and No. David Noh of Film Journal International advised "Grab a big bag of popcorn and a soda and sink yourself into this rambling but skillfully done and surprisingly deep Chinese action romp. The sole asset of the picture is the striking location photography around the Pyramids and Aswan,and this helps offset poor effects and wretched script development ,which trades in insulting ethnic stereotypes Poor acting and I grow weary of the characterisation of the English as villains. Mojin: The Lost Legend (previously titled The Ghouls) (English: Touching Gold: The Lost Legend) is a 2015 Chinese action adventure fantasy thriller film based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. That shows the offensive mindset of the poster here and not the movie). While excavating near the Pyramids, Dr. Leonhardt finds a small box with a map to the treasures of the Pharaoh Ramessess II.
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